Benson C, Twigg J, Myers M
Disasters. 2001 Sep;25(3):199-215. doi: 10.1111/1467-7717.00172.
NGOs appear to be well placed to play a significant role in natural disaster mitigation and preparedness (DMP), working, as they do, with poorer and marginalised groups in society. However, there is little information on the scale or nature of NGO DMP activities. This paper reports the findings of a study seeking to address that gap. It confirms that NGOs are involved in a diverse range of DMP activities but that a number of them are not labelled as such. Moreover, evidence of the demonstrable quality and benefits of DMP involvement is poor. The paper concludes that a number of problems need to be overcome before DMP can be satisfactorily mainstreamed into NGO development and post-disaster rehabilitation programmes. However, there are some early indications of momentum for change.
非政府组织似乎处于有利地位，能够在自然灾害缓解和防范（减灾备灾）方面发挥重要作用，因为它们确实与社会中较贫困和边缘化群体合作。然而，关于非政府组织减灾备灾活动的规模或性质，几乎没有相关信息。本文报告了一项旨在填补这一空白的研究结果。研究证实，非政府组织参与了各种各样的减灾备灾活动，但其中一些活动并未被如此归类。此外，关于减灾备灾参与的可证明质量和效益的证据不足。本文得出结论，在减灾备灾能够令人满意地纳入非政府组织发展和灾后恢复计划的主流之前，需要克服一些问题。不过，已经有一些变革势头的早期迹象。
